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• CSP Feed-in Tariffs Guide (2011)-

  Written to support CSP Today’s 2011 concentrated solar power (CSP) event in Seville, this report provides an overview of the regulatory incentives schemes that exist to support the concentrated solar thermal industry around the world. It summarises the incentives and targets for CSP in nine countries: USA, South Africa, India, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Greece, and Portugal. For each, the feed-in tariffs, tax credits, or subsidies are specified and explained by different industry experts.

  Author: CSP Today

  Year: 2011

• Regulatory Framework for CST Promotion (2010)-

  This presentation was made during the Southern African Regional Workshop on Concentrating Solar Thermal Power that took place in Botswana in May 2010. The event was organised by the Energy Anchor (ETWEN) and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Resources of the Government of Botswana.

• Debating the Way to a Mediterranean Solar Plan (2009)-

  This is a presentation from Dr. Albrecht Kaupp (MED-EMIP Team Leader) during the “MENA Energized: Regional Challenges to "Green the Power" Sector” event held in June in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It was jointly organized by the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and the Euro Mediterranean Energy Market Integration Project (MED-EMIP).

• A Brief History of the American Solar Water Heating Industry (2011)-

  This document is a summary of the history of the solar thermal water heating industry in the United States of America. It was written by Tom Lane of the solar energy company Energy Conservation Services of North Florida Inc.

• Thermal Regulations and Energy Performance of Buildings – the French Case (2010)-

  This is a presentation delivered by Enerplan during the “Setting up the Right Incentives to Boost Solar Thermal in Europe” webinar organized on November 30, 2010, within the framework of ProSTO project, funded through the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme.

• Success Factors in Solar District Heating (2010)-

  The 'SDHtake-off - Solar District Heating in Europe' project is a EU-funded project (under the European Commission Programme IEE Intelligent Energy Europe)supporting the market rollout of solar district heating in Europe. It started on July 2009 and runs for a period of three years. This document is one of its deliverables, describing the development of SDH capacities in Europe as a result of the existing policies and incentives.

• 25 Years of Different Subsidies in India: an Overview-

  Under the new national subsidy scheme of the government of India some more solar cities like Magarpatta in Pune, Maharashtra State, will be realised. The solar thermal market in India has seen a lot of different subsidy models over the years.
  Photo: Magapatta City

• Solar Thermal Energy Scope in Chile (2009)-

  Rubén Muñoz Bustos, from the Chilean National Energy Commission, prepared this presentation for a training workshop on solar heating and cooling, which took place in July 2009 in Santiago, Chile. The training workshop, organized by different local entities in co-operation with the Spanish Association ASIT and the Spanish Institute IDEA, was addressed mainly to technical staff from public governmental bodies and focused on boosting the use of solar thermal applications in the country.

• Comprehensive Subsidy Programme in Romania-

• U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009 (2010)-

  This report was written by Larry Sherwood for the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. It provides information on new solar installations in the US in 2009.

  The report examines and analyses the market for various solar energy technologies by state. It focuses on PV, solar thermal heating, and concentrated solar power.

• Austrian Regulations and Certification/Subsidy Schemes Related to Solar Thermal Products-

  Austrian country report of the EIE/ALTENER Project SolarKeymark-II published in November 2007.

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• Eindhoven's Energy Policy Plan (2002)- Despite the known benefits and the improvements in equipment, technology and in system efficiency happened lately, reality shows that solar thermal energy applications is still not used as often as other renewable energy sources. To change this fact, local Dutch authorities committed themselves to create and assure an effective implementation of climate protection action plans in their municipalities. In Eindhoven, in The Netherlands, several projects promoting and supporting implementations of thermal solar energy installations have been developed by the municipality.
• New Association and Subsidies in Thailand-

  The solar thermal sector in Thailand finds its voice. After one year of preparation, the Solar Thermal Association (STA) is very close to being approved by the government. “We expect approval by January 2009”, says STA president Somsak Chutanan, CEO of the company Infratech Engineering & Services. It will be exactly one year after officially founding the association in January 2008.

• Desert Power: The Economics of Solar Thermal Electricity for Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East-

  This working paper from the Center for Global Development (CGDEV) looks into the economics of solar thermal or concentrating solar power (CSP).

• Jharkhand State: Successful Subsidy Programme in Eastern India- The Indian state government of Jharkhand has already reached its goal of subsidising 4,000 solar water heating systems in 2009. The state offers 105 INR/litre for solar water heaters with flat plate collectors and 80 INR/litre for systems with vacuum tube collectors. “The installation of such a system typically costs around 150 INR/litre for flat plate collector systems and 115 INR/litre for vacuum tube collector systems,” explains Bimalendu Rai, who is responsible for the programme at the Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA).
• Czech Republic: Subsidy Schemes Financed by Emission Trading-

  The subsidy scheme in the Czech Republic supports the installation of residential solar hot water systems and combi systems for hot water and space heating up to the year 2012. Photo: Propuls

• Austria: a Key Solar Thermal Market in Europe (2007)-

  This presentation provided by Austria Solar in 2007 offers relevant information about the Austrian solar thermal market, its evolution, the existing subsidies, publicity campaigns, training courses, together with the key figures that proof the remarkable development it has achieved in the last years.